The soul which has been highly favored of God, or is possessed with strong natural traits, will instinctively lean upon itself, until it has been thoroughly mortified.
This was the case with Peter, who was so confident of the inherent magnanimity of his character that he vowed, though all the others should forsake Christ, he would never forsake Him.
Young converts in their first love make extravagant assurances of heroism; and oftentimes, in the first glow of the sanctified state, the human mind will fancy itself quite strong.
It takes many a lesson to burn into us the reality of our utter nothingness.
Self-confidence has so many forms to it. Like the atmosphere, it adapts itself to all zones and seasons of human life.
Christians often unconsciously confide in their experience, instead of leaning only on the Holy Spirit, who makes the experience.
The Lord warned the Jews that when they should enter the land of Canaan, and should eat and become full, that they were to beware, lest thou forget the Lord."
A full stomach has a poor memory; it waxes fat and kicks.
This teaches us that even in the Canaan life we are not to depend upon our experience. If we do, we shall lose it.
Soul whiteness is like a snowflake -- if you lean on it, it dissolves.
Because we have been endowed with grace, or strength, or wisdom, or some success, it is no guarantee that these endowments will continue unless we depend alone on the source from which they flow.
~G. D. Watson~
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